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11.14.16 Volume 16 Issue 1
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Downtown development taking center stage at Planning Commission BY MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor
It will be a big night for City Hall at the Nov. 16 Planning Commission meeting with discussions focused on the proposed addition to City Hall and a review of zoning changes for Downtown Santa Monica. CITY SERVICES BUILDING
A five-member Commission was unable to come to a decision about the proposed City Hall expansion at their Nov. 1 meeting and the item was continued with the hope that issues could be resolved without jeopardizing the project’s timeline.
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Taxing rich won’t solve California’s boom-bust budget issues
Washington’s new power trio consists of a bombastic billionaire, a telegenic policy wonk and a taciturn political tactician. How well they can get along will help determine what gets done over the next four years, and whether the new president’s agenda flounders or succeeds. President-elect Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell make up an unlikely alliance, one defined in advance mostly by Trump’s opposition to
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Santa Monica celebrated the first anniversary of the Breeze Bike Share system over the weekend. The event included a group ride and free bike rentals.
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Though Californians voted to continue taxing the rich to bolster public schools and fund health insurance for the poor, keeping the status quo does not mend state government’s underlying fiscal frailty. In some ways, the passage of Proposition 55 could subject California’s budget to greater volatility. While the ballot measure helps stabilize funding for education and Medi-Cal, it increases California’s reliance on a small group of taxpayers whose fortunes determine the health of state spending that this year tipped $122 billion. Proposition 55 extends until
BY ERICA WERNER
BREEZE BIRTHDAY
The City wants to build a 45foot tall building at the rear of the current City Hall. As proposed it is three-stories plus a basement for a total floor area of 50,200 square feet and is being built to one of the highest sustainability levels possible. At the Nov. 1 meeting, at least two commissioners were uncomfortable with the design of the building and initially voted against the project. After additional discussion, the project was continued to allow time for staff to present additional information. In addition to reviewing the building itself, the commission needs to
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